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16 April 2020Bats can learn to change their tune
Humans learn to speak by mimicking speech sounds. Are there other mammals who can learn sounds by imitation? In an experimental study, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics...
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15 April 2020Limor Raviv will defend her thesis Thursday 7th of May 2020
On Thursday 7th of May 2020, at 12.30, Limor Raviv will defend her thesis entitled 'Language and society: How social pressures shape grammatical structure'. Due the situation, the defense will take...
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07 April 2020Obituary Reimar Lüst
Reimar Lüst passed away on March 31, 2020. Max Planck President Lüst established our Institute forty years ago, on January 1, 1980. It was the first time the Max Planck Society founded an Institute...
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26 March 2020Largest-ever study on infants’ speech preference
The largest experimental study of infant cognition ever undertaken has demonstrated that babies do indeed prefer it when you speak in a high-pitched, sing-song voice.
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19 March 2020News about The Language Archive
The Language Archive at the MPI received a significant update recently. The most striking difference is that it now features two separate portals, one focusing on the spoken and signed language...
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13 March 2020All participant appointments canceled
The coronavirus requires all of us to make adjustments to our normal lives, to protect ourselves and others. Therefore the Max Planck Institute has decided to cancel all appointments with participants...
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09 March 2020Coronavirus and your visit to the Max Planck Institute
The Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Psycholinguistics is actively monitoring the developments surrounding the coronavirus and is taking all precautionary measures enforced by the National Institute for...
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14 February 2020In Memory of Jacques Mehler
We regret to announce that Jacques Mehler, a longtime friend of our Institute, passed away on February 11th.
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03 February 2020Luis Miguel Rojas-Berscia receives Anéla/AVT Dissertation Award
The MPI is proud and happy to announce that Luis Miguel Rojas-Berscia received the Anéla/AVT Dissertation Award for the best 2019 doctoral dissertation in linguistics in the Netherlands.
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29 January 2020Barbara Partee receives Benjamin Franklin Medal
The MPI is proud and happy to announce that Barbara Partee just received the Benjamin Franklin Medal, the highest distinction of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
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